John Steinbecks Presentation in Of Mice and Men of the...

John Steinbecks Presentation in Of Mice and Men of the Culture and Experience of Itinerant Workers in 1930s America The Story written by John Steinbeck called Of Mice and Men were published in a time of grief, hardship, and great depressions in 1930s. The book takes place in the 1930s, the same time Steinbeck wrote the novel, during the Wall Street crash and the great depression when the United States economy suddenly collapsed in disaster. It was the worst economic crisis it has ever had and it tremendously damaged the face of America. The Aftermath leads to many unemployed men and women, businesses closing down and loss of money through out the country. The Disaster didnt end yet, when the United†¦show more content†¦This symbolizes how the great depression has affected the way people in America use to live. Steinbecks shows this when he describes what the bunkhouse looks like the walls were whitewashed and the floor unpainted, à ¢Ã¢â€š ¬Ã‚ ¦around it were grouped boxes for the players to sit on houses were taken care of any longer and he shows an example of it when the reader finds out what the workers sit on when playing cards grouped boxes instead of chairs, and when George picks up a small yellow can and reads what is written Positively kills lice, roaches and other scourges., What the hell kind of bed you giving us! this pops a question of why would this be here? and the only answer would be how bad quality the beds are with pests and that its needed to get rid of them which is different from beds youd get before that were taken care of to keep it clean and comfortable. At this moment all theyd care about is themselves, how theyd survive, not the things they live with and that their lives were very boring and lonely waiting for their prize at the end of each month. They way they live are like a timetable or routine. All they do is the same as everyday, and everyday theyd have to go work earlier go for lunch and end up